Saturday, May 13, 2006
Southern Comfort
Ask anyone who was actually involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the South, and they'll tell you that committing yourself to a non-violent movement for human rights doesn't mean you have to be unprepared to defend yourself against physical violence incited by right-wing social movement entrepreneurs. If we were in Europe, it's likely these hatemongers would be in jail by now, but we're not, and here in the US, you're on your own until after you've been personally threatened, assaulted, or murdered. At that point, our valiant law enforcement springs into action to examine your corpse.
Some comfort, huh?
Some comfort, huh?
